The Collegian : the weekly newspaper of Behrend College. (Erie, PA) 1989-1993, October 10, 1991, Image 2

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B ehre nd Briefs
SOC Meeting: The Student Organization
Council will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at
7 p.m. in Reed 117. Each organization is
encouraged to have at least one
representative present. For further
information please see Steve Fuller or Lori
Royer in the SOC office, 898-6452.
Commu Majors: Lambda Pi
Society (for Communication) will meet every
Monday at 6:30 p.m. in Reed 116. Anyone
interested in working with the society is
encouraged to attend.
Van Service Available: Wesleyville
United Methodist Church will provide
transportation for students to and from the 11
a.m. service. Their brown van will be in the
Reed parking lot between 10:30 a.m. and 10:45
a.m. Lunch will be provided after the service.
Toronto Trip: There are still some spaces
left for the Toronto Trip scheduled for April
4-5, to see Les Miserables. The Bus/Hotel
package is available with or without theater
tickets. A $25 deposit will hold your spot. For
more information call 898-6160 as soon as
possible.
Free Tutoring Available: All Behrend
students are welcome to utilize the Learning
Assistance Center's services. Student and
faculty tutors are on duty daily offering help
with many subjects. For more information
call 898-6014 or drop by the Center located in
the South Cottage.
Jewelry Sale: The Lion Ambassadors and
the Psychology Club will be selling necklaces
and bracelets outside the Wintergreen Cafe on
Thursday, Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. If you
wish to place an order, please call Jason at
898-6848 or Amy at 898-7050. A $1 deposit is
required for all orders.
Membership Drive: The Lion
Ambassadors will hold their annual
membership drive on Oct. 16, 17 and 18.
Applications may be picked up in front of the
library in the Reed Building from 10 a.m. - 4
p.m. on Oct. 16 and 17 and from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
on Oct. 18. Applications are due by 4 p.m.,
Nov. 8 in the Glenhill Farmhouse.
Attention Provisional Students: All
students currently classified as PROVISIONAL
will now be advised by the Division of
Undergraduate Studies, first floor Reed. The
DUS advisors are Oella Dougherty, Biddy
Brooks, and Michael Chiteman. Please stop
into the DUS office with any academic
questions.
Students Today for Tomorrows
Earth: Meetings are held every Tuesday
from 12:15 to 1 p.m. in Reed 117 and every
Wednesday from 5:15 to 6 p.m. in Nick 111.
Wanna Brief? If your organization has
information you would like to see run in the
Behrend Briefs, write it down and bring it to
The Collegian office.
All Commu 001 Students: Take Note:
students are reminded that The Collegian's
weekly meetings are held on Thursdays in
Turnbull 203 at 6:10 p.m. Anyone interested in
working for The Collegian is encouraged to
attend.
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don't have multiple
sclerosis, they're afflicted
with it."
Brady said sometimes
disabled people are treated as
second-class citizens. Brady
also said that helping
disabled people by providing
good medical treatment is
something that needs more
serious consideration.
"Disability is an equal
opportunity factor," said
Brady. "Medical science is
prolonging life and anyone
can wake up and be
unsighted or blind."
Sarah Brady spoke about
her concerns for the medical
treatment of people who are
shot or seriously injured.
"We were fortunate to have
SOC reorganizes
Representatives from over
and organizations to sit on
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and events will be more
coordinated, benefitting students
and organizations alike, Fuller
said.
"Instead of two clubs selling
candy bars the same week, they
can work together to time their
fund-raising," Fuller said.
Maureen Finn, advisor of the
SOC and coordinator of Student
Police Re
Vehicle
by lightning
On Friday a vehicle traveling
along the main entrance way was
struck by lightening. After
investigating, officers determined
that the lightening hit the
antenna of the vehicle, blew it
off, and burned the area around
the antenna.
The hub of the right front
wheel had a hole burned
completely through it, which is
what is believed to be the path of
the lightening. The student
driving the vehicle was not
injured.
Medical Assist
On Wednesday, Oct. 2, Police
and Safety officers received a call
for medical assistance. A student
had injured her knee playing in a
volleyball tournament. Brookside
Fire Department was contacted
and transported the student to
tackles
ilitymyths
" Disability is an
equal opportunity
factor... Medical
science is
prolonging life and
anyone can wake up
and be unsighted or
blind"
- James Brady
Vice-Chairman,
National Organization
on Disability
Organizations and Program
Development, said she was
optimistic the Council can
accomplish their goals this
semester after a large group of
representatives attended the Oct.
3 meeting.
"We didn't want to waste
people's time. The SOC is here
to serve them," Finn said.
Meetings will be held the first
Millcreek Community Hospital
for X-rays.
Loud Party
On Friday, Oct. 4, Police and
Safety received a call from an
anonymous student complaining
about a loud party. An officer
went to the apartment and, upon
arrival, found that the stereo was
unacceptably loud. The students
in the apartment were advised of
the complaint and they turned the
music down.
Driving Under
Influence
On Sunday, Oct. 6, at 12:50
a.m., Police and Safety officers
observed a vehicle leave the
apartment parking lot without
lights and driving on the left hand
side of the road. The vehicle was
Thursday, October 10, 1991
had supportive care, the very
best in medical treatment and
the fact that Jim was near a
great trauma center," Mrs.
Brady said.
"We feel strongly that
other families going through
the same thing deserve the
same type of treatment we
were fortunate enough to
get. We're working toward
that and trying to support the
families (of injured people),"
she said.
Jim Brady is currently
Vice Chairperson of the
National Organization on
Disability. Sarah Brady is
Chairperson and head
spokesperson for an
organization called Handgun
Control.
60 clubs
council
Thursday of every month at the
Reed Lecture Hall.
Also, Royer commented on
the SOC's mission:
"Representatives from each
student organization can come
together as a group with the
purpose of enhancing the spirit of
the community on campus by
sponsoring inter-organizational
events."
struck
stopped and the driver was
arrested for DUI after failing the
breath test given by Police and
Safety officers.
Reckless Driving
On Sunday, Oct. 6, a student
was charged with reckless driving
after driving across the grass in
the apartment area. When an
attempt was made to stop the
vehicle, the student tried to elude
the police officer. The vehicle
was eventually stopped on Jordan
Road and the driver was cited.
On Monday, Oct. 7, a student
reported a fire in his room. The
fire was extinguished by another
student. The cause of the fire was
an overloaded electrical outlet.
Fire '